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Santo Estêvão

Parish of the municipality of Benavente (Benavente), district of Santarém.

Santo Estêvão had 1.988 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Benavente.

Population (inh.)
  • 638
  • 1.988
  • 9.385
  • 17.698
Density (inh./km²)
  • 31,9
  • 55,1
  • 72,0
  • 89,0
Area (km²)
  • 7,2
  • 62,4
  • 130,4
  • 321,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Benavente

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barrosa6387,1789,0
2Benavente9.385130,4172,0
3Samora Correia17.698321,3955,1
4Santo Estêvão1.98862,4131,9
Code (DTMNFR)
140503
Resident population (2021)
1.988
Area
62,41 km²
Density
31,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 4

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
994 (50,0%)
Women
994 (50,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.843 (92,7%)
Foreign nationality
145 (7,3%)
Ageing index
165,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
818
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
1.337
Classic family dwellings
1.333
Buildings
1.306
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
24,2% (413)
Unemployment rate *
6,31% (H 4,79% · M 8,09%)
Active / employed population
888 / 832

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 282 (14,2%); 15-24 years: 227 (11,4%); 25-64 years: 1.012 (50,9%); 65+ years: 467 (23,5%)0-14282 · 14,2%15-24227 · 11,4%25-641.012 · 50,9%65+467 · 23,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.988).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years282158124
15-24 years227117110
25-64 years1.012503509
65+ years467216251

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Benavente
8,2 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
1.834
Voters
1.213
Turnout
66,14% (2021: 61,49%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS
71258,70%6
CH
CHEGA
25020,61%2
PS
Partido Socialista
1109,07%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1088,90%0
Blank votes151,24%
Null votes181,48%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, cruz da Ordem de Avis acompanhada de duas cegonhas de negro, realçadas de prata, bicadas e membradas de vermelho, vigilantes, a da dextra volvida; em chefe, ramo de palma de verde, posto em faixa e, em campanha, três vieiras de azul alinhadas em roquete. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "Santo Estêvão - Benavente".

Flag: azul. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Santo Estêvão - Benavente".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 899/2007, Diário da República n.º 205/2007, Série II de 2007-10-24 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Santo Estêvão). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Manuel Martins Alves nº 70
Santo Estêvão
2130-143 SANTO ESTEVÃO BNV
Telephone
263949216
Fax
263949529
Email
secretaria@jf-stoestevao.pt
Website
www.jf-stoestevao.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
38,85972, -8,74472
Wikipedia
Santo Estêvão (Benavente)
Wikidata
Q1010711

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026